Pats Inactives: Neal, Kaczur, K. Brady, Troy, C. Jackson, Andrews, Eckel

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http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/12/pats_inactives_40.html

Pats inactives
By Mike Reiss, Globe Staff
December 29, 2007 06:53 PM

Inactive players for the Patriots tonight:

WR Troy Brown
WR Chad Jackson
QB Matt Gutierrez (3rd quarterback)
S Willie Andrews
TE Kyle Brady
RB Kyle Eckel
RT Nick Kaczur
RG Stephen Neal

Note: The third quarterback can still play in the game. If the third quarterback plays in the first, second or third quarters, the first two quarterbacks are ineligible to return to action. If the third quarterback plays in the fourth quarter, the first two quarterbacks are still eligible to play.

Here's how the inactives were listed on the injury report:

OG - Stephen Neal
OUT - Shoulder**

TE - Kyle Brady
OUT- Foot*

CB/S - Willie Andrews
OUT - Elbow**

OG/C - Nick Kaczur
OUT - Foot*

FB - Kyle Eckel
OUT - Stomach*

WR - Troy Brown
-none-

WR - Chad Jackson
-none-

3rd QB - Matt Gutierrez
-none-


And the active players on the injury report:

QUESTIONABLE
TE - Benjamin Watson (Ankle)**
OG/C - Billy Yates (Foot)**

PROBABLE
QB - Tom Brady (Right Shoulder)**
S - Rodney Harrison (Thigh)**

* = did not participate in practice
** = limited participation in practice
*** = full participation in practice


Tonight's Expected Depth Chart:

QB - Brady
QB - Cassel
3rd QB - Gutierrez

RB - Maroney
RB - Faulk
FB - Evans

TE - Watson
TE - Spach

WR - Moss
WR - Stallworth
WR - Welker
WR - Gaffney
WR - Washington

LT - Light
LG - Mankins
C - Koppen
RG - Hochstein
RT - O'Callaghan

OG/C - Yates
OT - Britt

LE - Warren
NT - Wilfork
RE - Seymour

DE - Green
NT - Smith
NT - Moore

LOLB - Vrabel
SILB - Seau
WILB - Bruschi
ROLB - A. Thomas

OLB - Woods
ILB - Izzo
ILB - Alexander

CB - Samuel
CB - Hobbs
FS - Sanders
SS - Harrison

S - Wilson
CB - Gay
DB - Meriweather
S - Mitchell
S - Ventrone
CB - Spann

K - Gostkowski
P - Hanson
LS - Paxton

 

[Pats726]

I find it interesting that both the additions are WRs...

 

[patsgo]

http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/reiss_pieces/2007/12/pats_inactives_40.html

so much for the troy brown sentinmental tour and the chad jackson will replace stallworth crap

 

[Lampshade]

Jackson being inactive surely suggests this isn't a game to look for backups anytime soon.

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

Okay, who get #22. I'll put my money on Junior.

 

[dtbrks]

No Troy????
Interesting

 

[Remix 6]

Okay, who get #22. I'll put my money on Junior.

i'll say SPACH

 

[mgteich]

In the past, we have had four wide receivers active. Five is more than enough.

I find it interesting that both the additions are WRs...

 

[Fencer]

Dang. I wanted Troy active for sentimental reasons, especially because his record was going to be broken.

But I never posted a list of inactives with that outcome, because I couldn't think of any that made sense football-wise.

Evidently, neither could BB.

 

[captain stone]

That both Spann and Ventrone were active; and that Troy Brown - with one final chance to catch TB's 49th/50th TD pass, and become the record-breaking 22nd player on one team to score a TD - was not active, is an insult and a disgrace. And also was not good football strategy: Troy couldn't have played any worse than whoever of those two played on KO coverage.